The Bahamas

Official links

Compliance Requirements

Bahamas Trade Info

Bahamas Government Import and Export Directory

Bahamas Customs and Excise Department

https://www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs/tra… https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/import-and-e… https://www.bahamascustoms.gov.bs/impor…

Customs Formalities

Department of Inland Revenue

Bahamas Customs and Excise Department

https://inlandrevenue.finance.gov.bs/ https://www.bahamascustoms.gov.bs

Packaging & Labelling Requirements

The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ)

Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA)

Department of Environmental Health Services

https://bbsq.bs/ https://bahfsabahamas.com/ https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/index.php/ag…

HACCP/SPS Requirements

The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ)

Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA)

https://bbsq.bs/ https://bahfsabahamas.com/

Trade Agreements

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Bahamas Trade Commission

https://moea.gov.bs/ https://bahamastradecommission.com/

Trade Finance Providers

Scotiabank

Citi Bank Bahamas

Afreximbank

https://bs.scotiabank.com/corporate-and… https://www.citibank.com/icg/sa/latam/b… https://www.afreximbank.com/

Trade Promotion Agency

The Bahamas Trade Commission

https://bahamastradecommission.com/

Tariffs

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8536.90 Other apparatus

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8536.90 Other apparatus
HS code	Product	MFN
8536.90.00	Other apparatus	0.05%

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HS 8536.90.00

Other apparatus

Section XVI · Machinery & electrical equipment › Ch 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles › 85.36 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables

Applied duty rates

0.05% MFN applied rate

Exports | US$ thousand

0 100 200 300

2020 2020 $184 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $289 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $126 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $121 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $112 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

$214 2025 2025 $214 To the world – Within the Commonwealth

To the world
Within the Commonwealth

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Year	To the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$184	–
2021	$289	–
2022	$126	–
2023	$121	–
2024	$112	–
2025	$214	–

Imports | US$ thousand

0 10k 20k

2020 2020 $5,363 From the world $42 Within the Commonwealth

2021 2021 $7,273 From the world $55 Within the Commonwealth

2022 2022 $7,176 From the world $69 Within the Commonwealth

2023 2023 $7,568 From the world $62 Within the Commonwealth

2024 2024 $11,248 From the world $122 Within the Commonwealth

$16,762 $1,063 2025 2025 $16,762 From the world $1,063 Within the Commonwealth

From the world
Within the Commonwealth

Show data

Year	From the world	Within the Commonwealth
2020	$5,363	$42
2021	$7,273	$55
2022	$7,176	$69
2023	$7,568	$62
2024	$11,248	$122
2025	$16,762	$1,063

Export and Import Requirements

Compliance Requirements

The Bahamas Trade Portal provides step-by-step information on trade-related procedures, including importation and exportation procedures, an exporter tool kit, international buyer directory, e-commerce for SMEs, logistics procedures, market analysis tools and an international trade guide.

https://www.bahamastradeinfo.gov.bs/

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